5 years.

Our baby girl turned 5 years old yesterday.

We finally broke out the home videos of the day she was born and watched them with her.

I CANT believe its been 5 years-but at the same time it seems like SO long ago with all that has happened since that day.

Taking treats to her dance class.
Daddy came home with these roses for his baby girl....so sweet.

Paige and Taylor at her birthday feast.

Potato cheese soup, shrimp coctail and sparkling apple cider.

We all 'toasted' to Paige-

Enjoying her free scoop of Ice Cream.

Paige is one of the best kids anyone can have. She is such a HUGE help to me every day. Its like having another set of hands. She is a great friend. She truly cares for each of them. She is "motherly" to other kids and sometimes adults :) Shes talented in so many ways. Great at art, dancing, writing. Self motivating and teaches herself to do a lot of things without help from us. She has been amazing to watch grow up each year.

xxoo our baby girl.

We just cant believe were old enough to have a 5 year old :)

New Years Day.

This is the 3rd year we spent New years day in Balboa .

This year Craig was helping his parents move thier final stuff to the new house so we rushed to make it to the beach for sunset...and really glad we did.

23 weeks pregnant......

Met up with the Jorgenson kids...not sure where thier parents were tho.

Yes! we FINALLY took the perfect sunset picture together.

I mean seriously....its like Craig cant take a bad picture. haha :)

Love California winters!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS 2010!

with a new baby this year im sure it will be filled with pure craziness once again :)

The Christmas Kick off party!

The weekend before Christmas is the Watson cabin weekend extrodinare.

24 of us stayed in Wrightwood in 1 cabin this year ( we were missing 5 people)

Its definately a 'bonding' experience :)

Here we are 'crafting and eating'

watching an endless array of home videos from the 80's and Christmas movies.
We could surivive here for months with the amount of food we bring each year.

Enjoying the small patches of snow.

Yeah for the expecting parents...DUE IN JULY!!

HOORAYYYYYYY.

cool picture done by my sis katie.

Katie and Tyler bonding in the forest :)

Santa even found us for a quick visit-

One of the Top prizes for the elephant exchange...

you never go for the large standing present....

it always turns out badly in the end.

Showing off the In and Out loot.

Getting the final french braid from Great Grandma!!

We always leave this weekend full of memories, food and spiritually fed at the same time.

Love the Huddle Hut.

Christmas Eve/Early Christmas

Christmas came early at Grandma B's since my brother was in town-but wouldnt be in town on Christmas Day.

Paige with her favorite choice of holiday drinks...the apple cider.

The kids were so excited when they opened up these Umbrellas from U. Kang and A. Lindsey, a Touch and Brush from Grandma B, and some Thomas the train bath toys from Katie and Tyler.

Christmas Eve with the Blumes
Craigs parents were in the middle of moving out of thier house so we had Christmas Eve at our house this year.

Mason with his new horses...hes slightly excited.
Paige and Mason got THE CALL from Santa!!

She could barely handle it when he told her he saw his elves loading up a purple bike for her into his sleigh.

Mason just told him "ho ho ho".

A christmas snack....

The dinosaur from Grandma and Grandpa K that scared this little nugget.

He kept saying 'get you get you' and picking up all his toys thinking he would eat them all.

Pretty entertaining for all us adults :)

Christmas Jammie time....with cousin Kendall.

Had to show off our FIRST fire in the fireplace.

Leaving a cinnoman roll for Santa and an apple for his reindeers...along with a Thank you note...we wouldnt want Santa to think we were ungrateful for all his hard work :)

Christmas Day

This is such a fun sight each year....

the tree and the presents

and just waiting for the kids to come through and trash the place in 10 minutes :)

Scoping out the scene.
Santa leaves a trail of hershey's kisses from each of thier bedrooms to the presents....a certain child (who shall remain nameless) was definately distracted by the endless chocolate in front of him...and his mouth was covered in chocolate for the rest of the day.

Im sure some foil was eaten in the process.

I mean seriously, its going to be a GREAT day when youve got chocolate on your face at 8 in the morning right!? :)

Breaking into the train table....Sitting on top really helped Daddy out while building it :)

Mason Chasing after Daddy's present.

A TINY flying helicopter....what 34 year old doesnt have that on thier list? :)

It felt like one of those nasty Green Beetles was flying in the house all day though.

Paige cruising the neighborhood in style!!

and Mommy got what I consider THE BEST present of all time!!!

DADDY gave a YEAR of him doing the dishes for me...yes you heard me right :) a YEAR!

So far its working out AMAZINGLY!

More Christmas parties....

The celebrations seemed to never end this year!

We had the Fry Family Christmas at our house this time, and piled everyone in

for the annual amazing WHITE ELEPHANT exchange.

Craig did an amazing job at winning this gorgeous creature!

Send me a bid and shes yours :)

The kids all together with thier Great Grandparents.
Loving cousins we dont see often enough!

This party brought the end of the Christmas festivities....

and left us with a house FULL of leftover treats and we hit the JACKPOT with a fridge full of Sparkling apple cider!!

Can never have too much.